Fruit-sizer.



L. B. SKINNER.

FRUIT SIZBR.

APPLICATION 11,111; MAY 16. m

Patented Aug. 26, 1913.

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APPLICATION rum) MAY 16, 1913.

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ATTORNEYS To all .whbm it may concem UNITED STATES PATENT UFFICE.

LEE BRONSON SKINNER, QIQDUNEDIN, FLORIDA.

Be it known that I, LEE Remain, a citizenof the United States, and a resident {of Dunedin, in; the-eount y-of Pinellas "and State of Florida, have made certain new-and useful Improvements in Fruit-Sizera of which the following is a specification" lMy' invention relates-to improvements in:

Q devices for sizing fruits;*'sueh sis-oranges grape fruit, lemonsi'and the like, and it cons'istsin the combinations,-constructions, and J arrangements herein-described and claimed.

An object-ofmy' invention to provide a device which will automatically separate fruit, such as oranges into lots, each lot con'- taining fruit of the samesize;

A further object of my invention is to pro vide a device which is positive in action, and which will size the. fruit without causing them to rub againstone. another. A further object of my invention is to providea device in which the'sizin'g of small and large fruit is accomplished with equal facility.

' Other objects and advantages will; appear in the following specification'and the novel features of the device will beparticularly 7 pointed out in the appended claims;

- My-invention is illustrated intheiaccom p l y g drawings forming part of this'a plication inWh-ichigure 1 is a plan view of a portionof the device, Fig. '2 is atransv erse section through the device, Fig. 3 is a section'along. the line of Fig. 2', Fig; 4 isga-side view of the device, certain parts being broken'away, and- -,Fig. 5 is a plan view of one 'end'of the'd'e- ,ivice certain 'parts being removed for the sake of clearness.

In carrying out my' invention Iprovide a mainframe consisting of the lower member .1; sidemembers 2", the uprights 3 and thetop cross braces '4. Secured to the uprights 3 are gitudinal members 5' to which arese cured supports 6 bearingadjust'able brackets I 7; To the latter arepivotedboards 8L The brackets may be shifted by. means of screws 9 ind*fthe"angle at whichthebdards '8' are pivoted on the brackets 7 maybe adjusted by means ofthe screws 10. The supports 6 may be placed at any point aloni the' side members 5, these Supports being ooked to Specification of Letters Patent. I I Application filed MaylG, 1913'.

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bears a series of springs 14 nearits'bottom, I

which tend to force the bottom portions of the board'outwardly; I

low the boards 13 a standard 16, wlnch-support-sfa link belt 17jli'aving later- 'allyea'ftending arms 17 which bear at their ends cones 18,'whieli"ar e pivoted onwertieal axes. The bases of 'the cones 1 m de signed to come in contact witlr-thelower edges-of the boards 13.- Thelatte'r arehel'd against" thecones by means of the springs 14. A'lthough 'the boards 13 are secured a)" the plates 12 the lower edge of" the board's mafy have a slight movement so as to be held in close contact with the base of the cones.

Disposed lon itudinally'ot the device'are he shafts 19* of therollers bear gears 20, which arearranged to be opthe rollers 19.

erated by gears21' on the power shaft t A siprocket is'arranged"to' 'receive the sprocket-"chain 17. "This chain passes over the sprocket wheel 23 down underneath the machine and around a sprocket *whee'l 2411b theoppositeend (see Fig.4).f At one'end' of the device isa pair "of inclined shelves or platforms'2 5. At the tops of the side incinfbers' 2 are inwardly extending fian es' 2" which form inclined runwaysfor delivering,

the fruit; e n v I F mm the foregoing description of the va rious parts of the device the operatien there'- of may be readily understood.

In the sizing of s'uch'fruit, as oranges, it

is generally necessary to separate the fruit into lots of" seven different sizes. 1 [There Would'be,- accordingly, on each side'of'thecentral portion of the machine; seven inoifi able boards like thoseshown at 8 These boards may be arranged at 7 any position along the side' members '5 for the fruit: -one nearestzghqpe Ii- '1.

traneeo'ffruit into the"mach"1n ould raisedfrom the'surface' ofjthe rollerslt) about three and one half.inches, the-"next one three and onequarter inches, ands'o on down. The fruit is deposited on thein? rnlntably mounted on the upper outer edges l height of tllWlll'fiCliQlS above the tellers anal.

of the belt, (IOIllLiH'l members disposed beu eunlaet member hinged 0 tilili of said tween the cones, means for forcing said. e mlH'LH'liElS:

tautmembers into engagement with tllel LEE BRONSON SKlNNER. cones, a series of brackets disposed above "Witnesses:

each of said rollers and adjustable longitul Geu'mwme P. MORTON,

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